Cyrk charged with violating FTC's mail-order rule in sale of Beanie Baby

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Cyrk Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Dept of Justice in behalf of the FTC. The FTC said that the Gloucester, MA-based company violated its Mail or Telephone Order Rule when it failed to make timely deliveries and refunds in the sale of its 'Chubby' Beannie Baby. The proposed settlement, which calls for the company to pay $216,000 in civil penalties, is still subject to court approval.

Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing, Toys, Cyrk Inc.

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Mailer hope USPS will revise rule

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Mailers expected that the U.S. Postal services (USPS) are issuing a new proposal for a rule clarification with respect to the differences between a personalized standard mail piece and a personal First-class piece. PostCom established the idea which centers on defining what is required to mail at First-Class rather than one that overly scrutinizes what may be mailed at Standard mail rates.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Postal Service, US Postal Service, Business Mail Mgmt, Laws, regulations and rules, Powers and duties, United States. Postal Service, Office mail procedures, Mail centers, Mail centres

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DMer charged with sexual assault

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The child abuse case filed on Scott Lortz, president of Lortz Direct Marketing Inc., is presented.

Direct Marketing, Advertising, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Direct Marketing Services, Direct Mail Advertising, Other Direct Selling Establishments, Direct mail advertising services, Direct selling establishments, Direct Sales Organizations, Child Abuse, Company legal issue, Cases, Marketing industry

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